The Olokun Festival Foundation has appointed Mr. Idris
Bello as its Director of Graphics and Publicity.
Olokun Festival is a front line cultural promotions
organisation in Nigeria with over twenty three cultural festivals on its stable
annually.
In a press statement signed by the Personal Assistant to
Otunba Gani Adams, the Chief Promoter of the foundation, he said Otunba Adams
has deemed it fit to appoint Mr. Bello as the Director of Graphics and
Publicity based on his experience in journalism and graphics designing, as well
as his contributions to the programmes of the organisation.
Bello started his journalism career in 1996 as creative
head and a freelance reporter at Soul Publication, publisher of Hearts
Magazine.
He also worked as a Production Manager at the defunct Ace
Magazine and rose to become the Head of Production.
Bello is the CEO of Shybell Media (an on-line
publication, graphic power house and an entertainment outfit), the media
platform he started in 2013.
In a related development, the planning committee of the
Olokun Festival Foundation has released the list of the activities to herald
the 2016 edition of annual Olokun Festival.
Rising from its meeting, which held at the corporate
office of the Foundation in Lagos, the Grand finale of the annual festival was
fixed for October 20th at the Suntan Beach in Badagry. The festival is in collaboration with the Aholu
Menu Thoi, The Ankra of Badagry.
The line-up of activities include the Prayer to Almighty God on Saturday Oct. 1st;
Press Conference coming up Oct. 2nd; Art Exhibition on Oct. 7th; Yoruba Quiz
competition on Oct. 11th; Festival Lecture on Oct. 13th, Beauty Pageant on
Oct.16th; Festival float; Boat Regatta Ayo Olopon and Olosa.
The Gala night will hold in Badagry on the eve of the
festival on Oct. 19th.
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